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Residents trap man in car during alleged theft attempt Maple Heights -- Two residents managed to trap a man in their car before he could steal the stereo amplifier inside, police said. The 39-year-old Maple Heights man has been charged with...  Read Story.

Game of cops and robbers brings real men in blue Maple Heights -- A Kato Street woman told police April 18 that she heard children screaming shortly after 10:30 a.m. from a nearby house and a male's voice loudly telling the kids to "get on the floor and...  Read Story.

Copper pipes spirited away from St. Wenceslas Maple Heights -- Police are trying to find out who broke into the former St. Wenceslas Church, 17825 Libby Road, and took an undetermined amount of copper pipes. According to Maple Heights Police Detective...  Read Story.

Former teacher sentenced on sexual conduct conviction Akron -- A former St. Peter Chanel High School teacher charged with unlawful sexual conduct involving a teen girl could spend up to the next decade in jail. Stephen M. Majercik, of Spinnaker Run in...  Read Story.

Maple Heights -- A 15-year-old Maple Heights High School student told police he was beaten up April 4 by three young men after he told them he did not have any money. The boy told police he was walking on South Boulevard shortly after 5:30 p.m. when three men, wearing all black clothing, got out of a black Nissan and approached him, asking for money. He said he told the men he had no money. He told police the men pulled his hooded sweatshirt over his head and punched him several times in the back of the head and in the eye. The boy required no treatment and nothing was taken. Police are...  Read Story.

Maple Heights " A man told police one of three men in a white Pontiac Grand Am pointed a gun at him near Northfield Road March 28, shortly before 1 p.m. The man told police he stopped at a traffic light and the car pulled up next to him with the three men inside. One of the men got out of the car and walked toward his car, the driver told police, so he drove...  Read Story.

Five juveniles may face charges after alleged assualt Maple Heights -- At least five juveniles are being questioned by police in connection with a March 25 assault of a Maple Height man. The alleged assault took place near the 5400 block of West...  Read Story.

Man accused of attacking victim with pole, charged with assault Bedford -- Joseph A. Rittenberger, 45, of Gould Avenue, was charged with felonious assault after police say he hit another man on the head with a pole during an argument at a Northfield Road...  Read Story.

Man , woman plead not guilty in fatal car/bicycle accident by Tim Troglen Reporter Maple Heights -- A 19-year-old Edgewood Court man is free on a $10,000 bond after pleading not guilty March 17 to charges related to an October car accident in which a...  Read Story.

School bus window shattered by apparent BB gun blast Maple Heights -- The driver of a Maple Heights school bus believes it was a shot by a BB gun that put a small hole in a side window of the bus and then shattered the remaining glass March 18 around...  Read Story.

Crowd broken up with pepper spray Maple Heights -- Police used pepper spray to break up a crowd of about 100 juveniles that had gathered near the intersection of Mapleboro Avenue and Beechwood Avenue March 13 at around 3:15 p.m. No one was arrested. ...  Read Story.

Maple Heights -- A man told police March 4 that four men riding in a red Ford Explorer were pulling up near pedestrians walking on Warrensville Center Road shortly before 8:30 p.m. and pointing a black gun at them. The...  Read Story.

by Tim Troglen Reporter Maple Heights -- A 16-year-old Maple Heights High School student and a 15-year-old from Cleveland, were charged March 7 with aggravated robbery after police allege they tried to rob a 49-year-old...  Read Story.

<FEFF>Woman says stolen snow blower was broken, anyway Maple Heights -- A Wheeler Road woman reported someone took a gas-powered snow blower from her open garage the night of Feb. 27. She told police she paid $500 for the snow blower when it was new....  Read Story.

by Emily Canning-Dean Reporter When former classmates and teachers remember Derek Owens, they say they remember his smile. "He had a smile that was contagious," said Vern Coleman, who was Mr....  Read Story.

by Tim Troglen Reporter Maple Heights -- Police are awaiting a coroner's report to determine the cause of death of an 84-year-old Rockside Road woman found dead in her home Feb. 26. It appears the woman...  Read Story.

Chanel High School teacher faces additional charges Reminderville -- A St. Peter Chanel High School teacher charged in January with allegedly engaging in sexual conduct with a minor now faces an additional 23 felony counts. Stephen Majercik, 59, of...  Read Story.

Secret Service investigates alleged threat against President Bush Maple Heights -- Secret Service agents are investigating alleged threats made against President Bush Feb. 19 by a local man. According to Maple Heights Police Detective Gerald Prusha,...  Read Story.

Cleveland man said he was robbed by men in car Maple Heights -- A Cleveland man told police he was walking on Raymond Street around 7:45 p.m. Feb. 9 when two men jumped out of a white car, pointed handgun at him and demanded money. The victim said the...  Read Story.

Maple Heights -- A 51-year-old Maple Heights woman was turned away from a Warrensville Center Road check cashing business Feb. 5 after employees told her the $850 money order she was trying to cash was fake. ...  Read Story.